Elling Carlsen

Elling Carlsen (8 September 1819 – 18 April 1900) was a Norwegian skipper from Hammerfest[1] and seal hunter. Elling Carlsen is credited with the 1871 discovery of Willem Barentsz' 1596 winter stay on the north-eastern shore of Novaya Zemlya. Eight years later, he was credited with discovering Kong Karls Land.[2] Carlsen Island is named after Carlsen.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Royal Geographical Society , "The Geographical Journal", 1903 edition.
  2. ↑ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0016-7428(193507)25%3A3%3C476%3ATDOKKL%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V
  3. ↑ Stadnamn i norske polarområde: Carlsenøya (Svalbard).


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